substantive
Example Sentences
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Even so, the economic benefits of mining “would be substantive.”
"We discussed certain substantive details of the ongoing work," he said in a post on social media.
From Barron's
The decision was announced in a terse statement, with no substantive explanation to viewers.
From Salon
And after 11 months in office, many Americans say they still haven't seen substantive change, and the president's speech might be unlikely to change their minds.
From BBC
“The allegations from this individual trading participant are unfounded, and all substantive concerns raised have been repeatedly reviewed by Eurex. None of the issues raised proved to have merit,” a Eurex spokeswoman said.
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